Education
UNIPORT Comissions Housing Units For Staff
Vice Chancellor of the
University of Port Harcourt (UNIPRT, Professor Joseph Ajienka, recently commissioned additional four housing units for staff of the institution.
A statement made available to The Tide states that the provision of housing is in furtherance of the VC’s determination to tackle the accommodation challenges faced by staff of the university.
The newly commissioned housing units include a twin three –bedroom flat and another two-bedroom flat, both located at Ghana-Ama, University Park, and Degema street, respectively. There are two sets of service quarters also at Delta Park.
While expressing the optimism that accommodation challenges facing staff would gradually be overcome going by the speed with which the Housing committee executed the assignment, the VC commended the committee for a job well done.
Professor Ajienka, who encouraged members of the committee to continue to discharge their duties with diligence, observed some structural deficiencies he wanted the Architect from the Department of Physical Planning and Development (DPPD) to put into consideration in the design of future residential buildings.
Earlier, chairman of the Housing Committee, Professor Sikoki, who disclosed that each of the flats was rehabilitated at moderate rates, thanked the Vice Chancellor for his continued support for the committee, revealing that there were marked improvements on earlier buildings, which would be reflected in future designs.
It would be recalled that a twin bedroom flat was commissioned last December to flag off the initiative of renovating staff quarters through direct labour to save cost and deliver residential accommodation to staff of the university on schedule.
The committee, headed by Professor Francis Sikoki, worked in conjuction with the Taskforce on the Renovation and Rehabilitation of staff quarters headed by Dr Friday Nwafor of the Department of theatre and Film studies, Faculty of Humanities.
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